Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: All-in-one vacation rental platform Lodgify has announced the addition of Lodgify dynamic pricing to its suite of management tools for independent hosts and property managers.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Online travel agency Expedia Group is to cut around 1,500 jobs, accounting for nine per cent of the company’s overall headcount, as part of a restructuring and cost-cutting measure.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Leeds Building Society is to trial restrictions on new lending for holiday homes in parts of Norfolk and Yorkshire that have become tourist hotspots.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Hospitality software company eviivo has announced a “unique” world tour to celebrate independent accommodation as part of Independent Accommodation Day [24 March].
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The latest monthly review of the US short-term rental market by AirDNA found that January was a tough month for the industry, as a combination of extreme cold weather and a relatively severe flu, Covid, and RSV season discouraged travel.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: STRz editor Paul Stevens explains why global short-term / vacation rental professionals should enter the 2024 Shortyz Awards – the fifth edition of the event – by the submissions deadline on Monday 4 March [23:59 GMT].
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rental and hotel management company, Sonder, is set to make 106 corporate employees redundant, accounting for 17 per cent of the company’s corporate workforce, by the end of March.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: The Vacation Rental Management Association [VRMA] European Conference returns this March for its first edition in five years as global short-term / vacation rental professionals prepare to gather in Paris for an educational event building industry collaboration.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Vacation rental booking portal Holidu has acquired Ferienwohnungen.de, a portal for booking holiday accommodation in Germany and one of the last large independent brands in the DACH market.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Holiday park and resort operator, Landal GreenParks UK, has added two new resorts to its UK portfolio, bringing its total offering to 15 destinations.
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